Dvitīyā
Dvitīyā · dvitīyā, “the second”
Grammar: feminine noun, from dvitīya (second): “the second” tithi of the fortnight.
Meaning: the second tithi of the lunar fortnight.
In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa gives the rule of the tithi: on Dvitīyā one eats without salt (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 16).
Dvitīyā is the tithi dear to the Aśvins. On this day, in the yajña of King Śaryāti, Cyavana Maharshi gave them their share, and they attained devatva (the state of devas) and became worthy of a yajña-bhāga (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 19).
Sumantu Muni teaches two vratas on this tithi: the Pushpa Dvitīyā, begun on Kārtika śukla dvitīyā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 19), and the Phala Dvitīyā, also called Aśūnyaśayana, kept on Śrāvaṇa kṛshṇa dvitīyā (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 19–20).
On Dvitīyā one worships Brahmā and feeds a brahmacārī brāhmaṇa, and the person becomes a master of all vidyās (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 102).
Related terms: Tithi · Pratipad · Tṛtīyā · Aśūnyaśayana · Aśvinī Kumāras
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 16, 19–20, 102